When Angela, the writer-director-producer extraordinary of “Orange Flavored Love” came to me with the proposition to write and produce the original score for her beautiful, intimate and emotional Middle Eastern drama, I immediately thought; Absolutely not. I have no idea how to write this kind of music with the authentic sensitivity needed to her story justice.

But these kind of challenging propositions always spark a certain creative urge in me to dive deep into the brief and research it as thoroughly as possible. So that’s what I did. Throughout this months-long composing journey, Angela stood by my side, encouraging me to go deeper and to dare to go simpler finding the heart of the film.